MATT KASSIAN RUMORS & GOSSIP

A year after nearly eliminating the eventual Stanley Cup Champions in the first round, the Montreal Canadiens have sunk to the lowest of lows. They're falling apart on and off the ice and the most storied franchise in the sport is the third worst team in the League and has been effectively eliminated from the playoffs for months. They're effectively sleep-walking through...

After the Boston Bruins' Shawn Thornton took on the Wild's Matt Kassian in a drawn-out, well-fought fight on the ice, both men were dispatched to their respective penalty boxes. Normally, a pretty uneventful affair. However, Sunday's game was being called by Mike "Doc" Emrick, who may be my favorite announcer in sports right now. No one else gets so excited...

While embracing the ways of the enforcer, he's not oblivious to the toll the role ultimately took on former Wild bruiser Derek Boogaard.

The Minnesota Wild have recalled forwards Matt Kassian, Jed Ortmeyer and Chad Rau from the Houston Aeros. Kassian has 25 penalty minutes in six games for the Wild this season. He has four points (2-2=4), a 2 rating and 34 PIM in 26 games for the Aeros. The 6-foot-5, 247-pound native of Edmonton, Alberta has collected 37 PIM in 10 career games with Minnesota. Ortmeyer has one assist...

The son of a chaplain and an award-winning author, Matt Kassian makes his living by fighting. But there's much more to the Wild enforcer.

Hits. Fights. 72 combined penalty minutes between the two teams. Physical play was a huge part of Minnesota's 4-3 victory over Edmonton last night. Enforcer Matt Kassian, who was called up yesterday afternoon, had an immediate impact with physical play and two fights. The Wild threw 25 hits at the Oilers and snapped their eight-game losing streak. Mike Yeo believes playing...

ST. PAUL, Minn. On the same day he was recalled by Minnesota, forward Matt Kassian was named the No. 1 star in the Wild's 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers.Kassian didn't score the game-winning goal. That was Dany Heatley. Kassian also didn't have a three-assist effort. That was Marek Zidlicky.In fact, Kassian didn't record a point all night.But what he did provide...

The Minnesota Wild have been pushed around a lot as of late so the Minnesota Wild called up Matt Kassian from the Houston Areos to send a message. The Wild Forward Matt Kassian absolutely destroyed Edmonton Oilers forward Darcy Hordichuck twice.

SAINT PAULMINNEAPOLIS, Minn. The Wild have recalled left wing Matt Kassian from the Houston Aeros and reassigned right wing Jon DiSalvatore to the Aeros. Kassian, 25 (102886), has two goals and 32 penalty minutes (PIM) in 19 games for the Aeros this season, after posting five PIM in two games for the Wild to begin the 2011-12 campaign. Kassian has skated six career games with Minnesota...

The Wild has placed bruiser Matt Kassian on waivers